Malian government forced to close schools due to fuel crisis

Mali closed schools and universities nationwide starting Sunday due to a fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports jihadi militants imposed on the capital.

Education Minister Amadou Sy Savane announced on state television classes would be suspended for two weeks “due to disruptions in fuel supplies that are affecting the movement of school staff.”

Militants from the al-Qaida-backed Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin…